John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an

American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He has won ten Grammy Awards, one Golden
Globe Award, and one Academy Award. In 2007, Legend received the Hal David Starlight
Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.[1]

Prior to the release of Legend's debut album, his career gained momentum through a series of
successful collaborations with already established artists. At various points in his career, Legend
has sung in Magnetic Man's "Getting Nowhere," Kanye West's "All of the Lights," on Slum
Village's "Selfish," and Dilated Peoples' "This Way". Other collaborative appearances include Jay
Z's "Encore", backing vocals on Alicia Keys' 2003 song "You Don't Know My Name," the Kanye
West remix of Britney Spears' "Me Against the Music," and Fort Minor's "High Road". Legend
played piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything". For his solo work, he earned
a Billboard Hot 100 number-one single with "All of Me" in 2013. He won the Academy Award for
Best Original Song in 2015 for writing the song "Glory" from the film Selma.